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El Clasico, final battle

on May 3, 2011 None comments

The no. 4 of El Clasico of this year is made to happen tonight. Barcelona faces another time his fearless opponent, Real Madrid in a battle of life and death. After the 2-0 in the first leg, Barcelona looks like favorite but you cannot underestimate Murinho’s tactics.

The two teams are taking this battle in on all plans. A statistic shows that even on Facebook, Barcelona is the most loved team with 13.984.000, followed by Manchester United with 12.931.000 and on the third place today’s opponents, Real Madrid with 12.841.000 .

To put some gas on fire, Catalan club’s officials have refused to give Jose Mourinho a VIP lodge separate from the rest of the stadium. Considering this fact, Murinho could watch the game from his hotel room.

Probably the worst nightmare for a coach is the moment when his own players admire the opponents. In this case, Karim Benzema said: “I’m always inspired by Brazilian Ronaldo. But it’s true, for me, Messi is the best player in the world today. I can’t see someone do what he does. I love this player”.

Possible teams:
Barcelona: Valdes, Alves, Mascherano, Pique, Puyol, Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Pedro, Messi, Villa

Real Madrid: Casillas, Arbeloa, Albiol, Carvalho, Marcelo, Diarra, x.Alonso, Ronaldo, Ozil, Di Maria, Adebayor

Ready for the game? Stay close!

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Bundesliga has new champions

on April 30, 2011 None comments

Borussia Dortmund is the new king of Germany’s Bundesliga after today’s victory, 2-0, in front of FC Nuremberg, the game played in round number 32 of the german first league.

This result, combined with the defeat of Leverkusen on their field with FC Koln made ​​the yellow and black team to win the seventh title in Bundesliga history.

“A week ago I was congratulated prematurely, now I have to calm people down by saying, Folks, we are still on top!” , Jürgen Klopp said.

Yellow-Black Holes have been successful Paraguayan Lucas Barrios, in minute 32 and by the Polish Robert Lewandowski, two minutes before the end of the first half.

The team coached by Jürgen Klopp has managed again to take the national title after a gap of nine years.

With 2 more stages in Bundesliga remaining, they gathered 72 points, with 8 points more than the next title competitor, Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

The happiest people are those who placed a bet on Borussia to win the title, the odds being 21.00 for the German team.

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Barcelona made 2

on April 28, 2011 None comments

The No.3 meeting between Real and Barcelona was a real show. Lionel Messi scored twice in the last 15 minutes, the second a fabulous solo effort. This game showed why Messi is probablly the best player in the world.

FC Barcelona took a giant stride towards a second UEFA Champions League final in three seasons after his brriliant player, Messi, struck twice in the final 15 minutes, the second a memorable solo strike, to earn victory at ten-man Real Madrid CF.

Messi suffered a muscle stretch in this No.3 episode of El Clasico, 2-0 to Barcelona! The argentinian player will certainly miss Saturday’s match, away against Real Sociedad! Messi could recover until the last episode of El Clasico, next week on Tuesday.

About ball possesion:
The game was a thrill for the fans, and in the ball posesion, Barcelona broke all the limits. And regarding this, Real Madrid had the ball 17 minutes and 9 seconds, while Barcelona kept the ball for 43 minutes and 23 seconds, almost an entire first part.

To shadow Barca’s victory, Murinho said: “I would be embarrassed to win as Guardiola did “.

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Fiorentina without Adrian Mutu

on April 27, 2011 None comments

Fiorentina is starting the Spring cleaning in the players rows. After a season with such small rate of success in all competitions, the Viola team wants to refresh the team and get rid of the players that don’t deserve to be in the team.
The first name on the transfer list that will go this summer will be Adrian Mutu.

And there are two reasons for this action:
– Its role will be taken back by the Montenegrin Stevan Jovetic, 21, considered the future star of the Viola team;
– In January, Fiorentina gave him the last chance, and he rewarded the club with many promises and few goals: only four. He has another year under contract with the Viola and the idea of staying sounds good for him, especially since the supporters love him. But if he feels unwanted, he will seek an alternative solution. So far, the offers come from outside Italy.

Statistics:
140 official matches played Adrian Mutu from Fiorentina;
69 goals (54 league, 4 in the Italian Cup, five in the Champions League, UEFA Cup 6)
played in Serie A at: Inter, Verona, Parma and Fiorentina
Will this measure help Fiorentina to make a comeback next season? Stay tuned!

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Real Madrid dreaming for succes

on April 22, 2011 None comments

Although pretty far in Primera Division from Barcelona, Real wants to keep its flag up high against their old time rival. After 1-1 in the Primera and 1-0 in King’s Cup, Murinho’s team hopes for succes against Barcelona, the team with the best possession in the world!

One of Real’s stars, Cristiano Ronaldo commented:
“Let’s stay grounded after winning the Cup and start to prepare the Champions League double with Barcelona”.
“We have demonstrated that possession does not automatically win trophies. I had a positive attitude and mentality, I knew what to do. We are very united and that is our weapon.”

Despite the good form shoed by the galactics, they’ve been “hit” after Sami Khedira injured his thigh in Cup final and has almost minimal chances to catch the “double” from the League with Barcelona. The midfielder is treated in Munich to return as soon as possible in the ground.

The next stage from UEFA Champions League against Barcelona, the third meeting between the two teams in 3 weeks is set on the 27th April on Bernabeu Stadium.

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